Quote: The Dentist Wilf "How is the panel put together each week, who decides who is on it, how do you get on it, who advices them, have any of them refereeing qualifications ? Which video are they using? Why isn't the video available with the sentence, so we can all see what they have based their decision on. Its all closed doors and smoke and mirrors really. Some of that information might be available somewhere, I'm sure it is but to the average fan it needs to be more clear. The RFL don't help either. In 2017 we had a player suspended by a panel that included a match commissioner who was an ex Rovers chairman. I'm sure he's impartial but such unthinking panel selections do tend to send hares running because justice should not just be done but be seen to be done.'" Current review panel apparently consists of Paul Dixon, Paul Cullen and Nathan McAvoy. It doesn't answer all the points you've raised but there's some info here on how it works https://www.rugby-league.com/the_rfl/di ... sciplinary

Quote: The Dentist Wilf "How is the panel put together each week, who decides who is on it, how do you get on it, who advices them, have any of them refereeing qualifications ? Which video are they using? Why isn't the video available with the sentence, so we can all see what they have based their decision on. Its all closed doors and smoke and mirrors really. Some of that information might be available somewhere, I'm sure it is but to the average fan it needs to be more clear. The RFL don't help either. In 2017 we had a player suspended by a panel that included a match commissioner who was an ex Rovers chairman. I'm sure he's impartial but such unthinking panel selections do tend to send hares running because justice should not just be done but be seen to be done.'" Current review panel apparently consists of Paul Dixon, Paul Cullen and Nathan McAvoy. It doesn't answer all the points you've raised but there's some info here on how it works https://www.rugby-league.com/the_rfl/di ... sciplinary

It does not help that the RFL’s website disciplinary pages are not working properly at the moment. You cannot see details of Taylor’s offences, or details of any other cases or use the search facility. Given my usual view of the RFL’s professionalism the IT support team is probably some club chairman’s 12 yr old son.

He’s banned accept it and get over it

I couldn’t agree more. But as a paying customer it would be lovely to understand the basis of their decision making.

I did find the charges on the rfl disciplinary site, Advanced Search/Super League, it only worked the once, giving me every incident since SL started. viewtopic.php?p=18857362#p18857362

I did find the charges on the rfl disciplinary site, Advanced Search/Super League, it only worked the once, giving me every incident since SL started. viewtopic.php?p=18857362#p18857362

But there isn’t a basis for thier decision making. It’s made up as they go along depending on who’s turn it is. The major problem is that refs are instructed to penalise innapropriate action on a ad hoc basis. One week offside another week scrums, head high tackles etc. This just adds to the inconsistency, then we have prima donnas who want to be seen and not heard. Sam Moa springs to mind, made a perfectly legal shoulder charge (at the time), the crowd oohed and ahed at the Sky replays whilst the injured player was being attended to. Ref put it on report and he was banned. Similar incidents went unreported because of the lack of Sky coverage!! Gareth Ellis at Leeds, Sky showed the alledged crusher tackle several times and he was banned but similar incidents not reported. It’s a bloody mish mash that just engenders ill feeling and mistrust and accusations of paranoia.

on that basis it seems i need to put myself forward for a lifetime ban

Don't be silly Frankie. Some wallow in incidents like this. It gives them a reason to get up in the morning.

And yours is to try to get a nibble on here.

And you could not resist obliging. Well done.

Merely stating a fact is hardly a nibble.

You'll have to give me a loan of that crystal ball of yours.

Vamoose.

until our next defeat lol